Ripley Castle estate goes on sale after 700 years

It is also a popular wedding venue, with activities available for guests including zorbing and archery. According to the Ripley Estate website, it has been in the Ingilby family for 26 generations, with their history being described as one of “political, military, religious and social turbulence, of plague and persecution, of renaissance, enlightenment and industrial revolution”. Sir Thomas Ingilby, who lived between 1290 and 1352, married heiress Edeline Thwenge in 1308/9 and acquired the Ripley Castle estate as her dowry. His son Thomas saved King Edward III’s life when he was gored by a boar and was knighted. James I stayed in the castle in 1603 but by 1605 members of the Ingilby family were part of the Gunpowder Plot to kill him. Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected].